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Special events

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Throughout the year the Chaplaincy puts on a number of special events, including lectures and debates. These events are often run in conjunction with the University.
 
Please note that the information may have changed, if you are interested in any of the events we are running, please contact us.

Coastal view

Special events - Spring term 2012

Free Pancakes!
Tuesday 21st February, 12.00 - 1.30 pm
Sherwell Church Hall
To celebrate Shrove Tuesday, the day before the beginning of Lent, we shall be giving away free pancakes.  There will also be a Fair Trade stall.

 
Chaplaincy Walks
Saturday 25th February and Saturday 17th March
Join us for a walk on Dartmoor or the coastal footpath.  Meet in Sherwell Church car park at 11:00am.  Sign up in the Chaplaincy to guarantee a place.

 

​Lectures - Spring term 2012

Special guest lectures on religious liberty and toleration to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the first plea for complete religious toleration in the English language.
 
Wednesday 22nd February at 7.00 pm, Sherwell United Church, North Hill - Free Entry
Thomas Helwys and religious toleration
Rev Tony Peck, General Secretary of the European Baptist Federation

Wednesday 21st March at 7.00 pm, Sherwell United Church, North Hill - Free Entry
Religious Liberty - 21st century version
Rev David Coffey, formerly President of the Baptist World Alliance and General Secretary of the Baptist Union of Great Britain 
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Thursday 22nd March at 7.30 pm
venue to be confirmed
"Oceans, Climate Change and Christianity"
A Christian perspective on change in the oceans and climate
Professor Meric Srokosz of Southampton University

Lectures - Summer term 2012

Lecture series on Islam and Christianity

Thursday 10th May at 7.00 pm
venue to be confirmed
Muslim curiosity about other faiths - stories from Mughal and modern India
Dr Nandini Chatterjee, Plymouth University

Thursday 17th May at 7.00 pm
venue to be confirmed
Politics after Al-Qaeda
Dr Faisal Devji, St Anthony's College, University of Oxford

Thursday 24th May at 6.30 pm
venue to be confirmed
Clouds, Veils and Nights in the Mystical Theologies of Islam and Christianity 
Professor Ian Netton, University of Exeter